Crikey! What a find. At $14.95 in Vintages this was a big flavour to dollar ratio.
A blend of Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Lagrein and Dolcetto (the latter 2 in small proportion) the first thing that this 14.5% abv brute hit me with was the smell of ketchup! Seriously, sweet and a little spicy, it was almost revolting (I hate ketchup) but wow, when sipped, a very nice, big, round wine with a spicy finish appeared and said, "G'Day". The big alcohol is masked by the jamminess. Its so jammy I think it would pair well with peanut butter and toast, which I would have tried tomorrow morning were the bottle not finished. Oh, I am almost off my face, so much so I may have to chuck a sickie tomorrow.
Get some, keep it on hand for a big end-of-the-nighter and your guests will think you are a tall poppie.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
La Posta Malbec, 2008, Mendoza, Argentina, 13.9% abv
A delicious wine from the Pizzella Family Vineyard, available at vintages for $15.00.
We both had the same reaction to this wine; big but creamy. It was really rounded, not astringent and I suppose the mouthfeel was therefore really sublime. While it was not sensational in any one particular way, it was a bit like a Snow Patrol CD we listen to on occasion, big, full, powerful but mellow. Well crafted and straight-up but not the least bit rustic. If it were food, it would be Shreddies with brown sugar. After a 20 year hiatus.
Try to get some if you can.
We both had the same reaction to this wine; big but creamy. It was really rounded, not astringent and I suppose the mouthfeel was therefore really sublime. While it was not sensational in any one particular way, it was a bit like a Snow Patrol CD we listen to on occasion, big, full, powerful but mellow. Well crafted and straight-up but not the least bit rustic. If it were food, it would be Shreddies with brown sugar. After a 20 year hiatus.
Try to get some if you can.
Colio Estates Girl's Night Out, Cabernet-Shiraz, 2008, 12.3% abv.
When they called it Girl's Night Out, I don't think they had in mind a husband at home while his wife is off to Yoga. At least the sexy dress graphics around the neck of the bottle suggest otherwise. Unless, of course, they are suggesting something...else.
We mentioned Yoga earlier- not much earlier, I'll admit. Well, like Yoga, this wine is a bit of an exercise. There is some deep breathing involved, some relaxing of the mind, the slow passage of time as the glass nears the mouth. Perhaps a creaking tendon in the palate. All in all, there is effort required to be moved to poetic report of this prosaic Niagara plonk. Which leads me to believe that if it says Colio, it says "Tuesday night dress wearing party with myself that I hope no one actually believes but in truth this disclosure may in fact be a ruse so clever as to be down right savvy".
Does this make me look fat?
We mentioned Yoga earlier- not much earlier, I'll admit. Well, like Yoga, this wine is a bit of an exercise. There is some deep breathing involved, some relaxing of the mind, the slow passage of time as the glass nears the mouth. Perhaps a creaking tendon in the palate. All in all, there is effort required to be moved to poetic report of this prosaic Niagara plonk. Which leads me to believe that if it says Colio, it says "Tuesday night dress wearing party with myself that I hope no one actually believes but in truth this disclosure may in fact be a ruse so clever as to be down right savvy".
Does this make me look fat?
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